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Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 103

Children and Young Persons Act 1993 s 103

s 103 Escape from juvenile rehabilitation centres or places of safety

103.—(1) Every person detained under this Act in a juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety must serve the full period of his or her detention as ordered by the court and is deemed to be in lawful custody until he or she is lawfully discharged therefrom.[3/2011] (2) If any person who is being detained under this Act in a juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety escapes from the juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety before the expiry of his or her period of detention —(a) he or she may be apprehended without warrant by a police officer or an approved welfare officer and brought back to the juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety by the police officer or approved welfare officer, as the case may be; and (b) the period of his or her detention in the juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety is extended by the period (as computed by the person‑in‑charge of the juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety) for which he or she was at large.[3/2011; 30/2019] (3) Despite anything stated in this section, a person must not be detained in any juvenile rehabilitation centre or place of safety after he or she attains 21 years of age.[77 [3/2011; 30/2019]

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